POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Known all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Robyn Hunter, W. David Mannheim, Alexander M. Donaldson and S.
Halle Vakani, and each of them acting alone, signing singly, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to: (1) execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer, director and/or 10% or
more stockholder of Coronado Biosciences, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms ID, 3, 4
and 5 (and any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), and the rules
promulgated thereunder; (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Form ID, 3, 4 or 5 (and any amendments thereto) and to file timely such
form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and (3) take any other action of any type
whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as
such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the 1934 Act.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms ID, 3, 4 and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 19th day of December 2013.

                                        /s/ Eric K. Rowinsky
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                                        Eric K. Rowinsky